[Pasteurella multocida meningitis following neurosurgery]

X Guennoc; S Ansart; B Garo; M Garré

doi:10.1016/j.medmal.2006.01.007

[Pasteurella multocida meningitis following neurosurgery]

Med Mal Infect. 2006 Apr;36(4):223-5. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.01.007. Epub 2006 Apr 21.

[Article in French]

Authors

X Guennoc¹, S Ansart, B Garo, M Garré

Affiliation

¹ Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29609 Brest cedex, France. [email protected]

PMID: 16630702
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.01.007

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of meningitis. We report a case of P. multocida meningitis following a recent neurosurgery procedure and review the 32 cases previously described.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Cats
Chickens
Craniotomy*
Decompression, Surgical*
Female
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
Middle Aged
Pasteurella Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
Pasteurella Infections / etiology*
Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*
Postoperative Complications / cerebrospinal fluid
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / microbiology
Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery*